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Keith Foulke #29 | Pitcher | Oakland Athletics
Height: 6-0    Weight: 210    Throws: Right    Bats: Right
Born: Oct 19, 1972, Rapid City, SD
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October 7, 2005
Keith Foulke underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Thursday, according to the Boston Herald. The procedure dealt with cartilage issues in the joint. Foulke should be at full strength by the start of spring training.
September 29, 2005
The left knee of Keith Foulke should heal on its own, but he apparently will have surgery on his right knee soon, according to the Boston Globe.
September 23, 2005
Keith Foulke won't pitch again this year because of two painful knees that limited his effectiveness all season, according to the AP. "In all reality I probably wasn't going to be able to help the team win this year anyway with the lack of pitching, not feeling 100 percent," Foulke said.
September 23, 2005
Apparently, Keith Foulke, who is battling a knee injury, would like to call it a season while the Red Sox have not yet made a decision on the matter, according to the Boston Herald. There were indications last night that the Red Sox were counting on Foulke to be at Camden Yards tonight for the first game in a three-game set with the Orioles. The results of Foulke's knee examination have not been released.
September 22, 2005
Keith Foulke returned to Boston on Thursday to have his left knee examined, according to the AP. It is still unknown whether or not he will be able to pitch again this season.
September 13, 2005
Red Sox manager Terry Francona is hoping to use Keith Foulke in back-to-back games soon with the hope he will return to closing at some point, according to the AP. Foulke was activated from the DL on September 1st after missing 50 games due to arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.
September 1, 2005
The Red Sox activated Keith Foulke from the 15-day disabled list on Thursday, according to the AP. He had been out following arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.
August 29, 2005
Keith Foulke is expected to be activated from the DL on Sept. 1, according to the AP. He is recovering from surgery on his left knee.
August 29, 2005
The Boston Globe reports that Keith Foulke will pitch again tomorrow on his rehab assignment, which would put him on target for a return from the disabled list on Thursday.
August 28, 2005
Keith Foulke made his second rehab appearance at Single-A Lowell on Sunday, giving up one run in one inning of work, according to the AP. He is recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.
August 28, 2005
Keith Foulke began his rehab assignment Saturday and will make another appearance on Sunday, according to the Boston Globe. It's not clear when he will be activated or what his role will be upon his return.
August 27, 2005
Keith Foulke made a rehab appearance in Single-A Lowell on Saturday, allowing one unearned run on three hits while striking out one in 1 2/3 innings, according to the AP.
August 27, 2005
Red Sox manager Terry Francona indicated yesterday that Keith Foulke may not initially close games when he returns from knee surgery, according to the Boston Herald. "I don't think you just hand him the ball with a one-run lead after not pitching for a month," Francona said.
August 26, 2005
Keith Foulke is close to pitching a simulated game, though he may skip that and simply begin a rehab assignment this weekend, according to the Boston Globe. He's recovering from knee surgery.
August 25, 2005
The Boston Globe reports that Keith Foulke threw 23 pitches off a mound yesterday and should do something similar today. He's recovering from knee surgery.
August 19, 2005
Keith Foulke, on the DL since July 3 because of left knee surgery, was hit on the elbow by a ball hit by Trot Nixon while pitching a simulated game on Friday, according to the AP. "He got hit hard," Red Sox manager Terry Francona said. "We'll let it cool down a couple days and start him back up in Kansas City. It sets him back, but he's OK."
August 17, 2005
Keith Foulke, who underwent surgery on his left knee on July 7, has been throwing in the bullpen over the last two weeks and is moving closer to a rehab assignment, according to the Boston Herald. He'll progress to facing hitters Friday afternoon.
August 15, 2005
Keith Foulke threw a bullpen session before Monday's game, but manager Terry Francona doesn't know when he will be ready to pitch in a game, according to the AP. Foulke is recovering from knee surgery.
August 10, 2005
Keith Foulke threw in the outfield yesterday, and will resume his bullpen tossing today, then again Friday and Sunday, according to the Boston Globe.
August 9, 2005
Keith Foulke threw 25 pitches off a bullpen mound on Monday, according to the Boston Globe. It was his first bullpen session since undergoing knee surgery in July. He will throw another bullpen session tomorrow and is scheduled for a third one on Friday. Red Sox manager Terry Francona said that it was still too early to talk about sending Foulke on a minor league rehab assignment.
August 8, 2005
Keith Foulke threw in the bullpen Monday for the first time since undergoing surgery on his left knee, but he isn't close to coming off the disabled list, according to the AP. He plans to throw again in the bullpen before home games Wednesday night and Friday night.
August 4, 2005
Keith Foulke is expected to throw off a mound Monday for the first time since undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery, according to the Boston Globe. The Red Sox likely will decide by late next week whether he will need a rehab assignment before being activated.
August 3, 2005
Keith Foulke threw in the outfield before Tuesday's game, and the Red Sox are hoping that he will return in mid August, according to the Boston Globe. Foulke indicated that he would not assume he'd be the closer upon his return. "I'm not going to assume that at all. Go in and ask Terry what he says," Foulke said. "I follow orders. I do what I'm told, that's it. If I pitched like [expletive] and Curt's done a good job, I don't know."
July 31, 2005
Keith Foulke said that after this coming week he'll "be pretty close to being back in the lineup," according to the Boston Globe. He doesn't want to go on a rehab assignment and admitted he likely wouldn't close games immediately upon his return from knee surgery.
July 29, 2005
Keith Foulke is throwing from 120 feet and is running on an elliptical machine as his left knee rehabilitation is going well, according to the AP.
July 16, 2005
Keith Foulke has begun rehab work at the Athletes' Performance Institute in Arizona, according to the Boston Globe. He is recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and isn't expected to begin a rehab assignment until mid-to-late August.
July 9, 2005
Keith Foulke said on Friday that he considered having surgery on his knee in February but opted to try and play through the injury, according to the Boston Herald. "It was something - as a player and an organization - we talked seriously about doing during physicals the first day of spring training," said Foulke. "At the time, I felt strong, it was like, `I don't want to do this now. I want to go out there, use spring training to get ready, and go through it.' Looking back, I wish we had done it early. But we're here right now, we're going to make the adjustment, and we're going to be better." Foulke is expected to be out about six weeks following arthroscopic knee surgery he underwent earlier in the week.
July 6, 2005
The Red Sox placed Keith Foulke on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Tuesday, according to the AP. Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein said Foulke will have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Thursday in Boston.
July 5, 2005
Keith Foulke will fly to Boston on Wednesday to have MRI exams on both of his knees, according to the AP. There is a chance that he will be sent to the disabled list. "I've had extensive talks with him, talks with (general manager Theo Epstein), talks with our medical people," manager Terry Francona said. "This is a tough one. We're having a tough time. He's battling the knee, he feels responsible to pitch. But he's not pitching with the effectiveness we want or need. So I kind of took it out of his hands a little bit." Foulke has a 6.23 ERA with four blown saves this season.
June 29, 2005
Keith Foulke got the day off on Wednesday and watched Mike Timlin pick up his first save of the season. Foulke threw 47 pitches and allowed five runs in 1 2/3 innings to blow a save on Tuesday, but Red Sox manager Terry Francona isn't ready to change closers. "Not right now," Francona said. "If (relievers) get outs, there will never be a problem with when they get used."
April 16, 2005
After Keith Foulke tossed 53 pitches over two innings on Thursday, Red Sox manager Terry Francona said he would give Foulke some time to rest up, according to the Boston Globe. "He's not going to pitch tonight. He may not pitch tomorrow," Francona said yesterday.
February 26, 2005
Keith Foulke appears to already be over his blistered finger, according to the Boston Globe.
February 23, 2005
The Boston Globe reports that Keith Foulke will be limited to long-tossing for a while due to a blistered finger.